Granville Girl Scouts celebrate organization's 111th birthday

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Granville Girl Scouts make a friendship circle during a March 19 event celebrating Girl Scouts 's 111th birthday. During the event, called "Friendships Circle the World," girls sampled foods and participated in activities from around the globe.
Granville Girl Scouts make a friendship circle during a March 19 event celebrating Girl Scouts 's 111th birthday. During the event, called "Friendships Circle the World," girls sampled foods and participated in activities from around the globe.

In celebration of Girl Scouts' 111th birthday on March 12, 65 Granville Girl Scouts and their families celebrated the milestone March 19 with "Friendships Circle the World." Participants sampled foods and participated in activities from around the globe. At the same time they helped neighbors in their own community by collecting items for the local food pantry.

From left, Granville Girl Scouts Eliza Baldwin, Olive Moran, Makenzie Smith and Piper Gorney visit the Italy station during a March 19 Girl Scout event called "Friendships Circle the World." The event was held in honor of Girl Scouts' 111 birthday, which was March 12.
From left, Granville Girl Scouts Eliza Baldwin, Olive Moran, Makenzie Smith and Piper Gorney visit the Italy station during a March 19 Girl Scout event called "Friendships Circle the World." The event was held in honor of Girl Scouts' 111 birthday, which was March 12.

Girls traveled around the multi-purpose room at Granville Elementary School getting their passports stamped at each stop. They played the game of petanque from France and Legos from Denmark, and had their names written in Hindi. They enjoyed alfajores cookies from Peru and coconut laddoos from India and sampled Japanese seaweed snacks. The afternoon concluded with a friendship circle and the singing of "Make New Friends."

Information submitted by Marthena Harms, a Granville Girl Scout troop leader.

This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: Granville Girl Scouts celebrate organization's 111th birthday